Definition of collocation

collocationnoun

sự sắp xếp

/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃn//ˌkɑːləˈkeɪʃn/

The term "collocation" in the context of language refers to the frequent or natural occurrence of certain words or phrases together in a language. It refers to the habitual or conventional association of lexical items in a language. In other words, collocations are words that are commonly used together, to the degree that their pairing is predictable or intuitive for native speakers. The term "collocation" first appeared in the late 19th century in the linguistic works of scholars such as Henry Sweet and Otto Jespersen, who proposed that certain words naturally cluster together in a language due to common use or semantic association. Collocations play an important role in the acquisition and understanding of a language, as they reveal not only the meanings of individual words but also the relationships between them, and provide insights into the culture and usage patterns of a language community. Collocations can vary significantly between different languages and even between dialects and registers of a language, reflecting the unique semantic and pragmatic norms of those communities. Additionally, collocations often conform to specific grammatical patterns, such as prepositional phrases, phrasal verbs, and multi-word expressions, which are characteristic of the syntax and morphology of the language in question. As a result, the study of collocations is an important branch of linguistics, with practical applications in language teaching, translation, and language processing by computers.

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meaningsự sắp xếp vào một chỗ; sự sắp đặt theo thứ tự
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meaningsự sắp xếp
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a combination of words in a language that happens very often and more frequently than would happen by chance

sự kết hợp các từ trong một ngôn ngữ xảy ra rất thường xuyên và thường xuyên hơn là xảy ra ngẫu nhiên

Example:
  • ‘Resounding success’ and ‘crying shame’ are English collocations.

    ‘Resounding success’ và ‘crying shame’ là những cụm từ tiếng Anh.

the fact of two or more words often being used together, in a way that happens more frequently than would happen by chance

thực tế là hai hoặc nhiều từ thường được sử dụng cùng nhau, theo cách xảy ra thường xuyên hơn là ngẫu nhiên

Example:
  • Advanced students need to be aware of the importance of collocation.

    Học viên nâng cao cần nhận thức được tầm quan trọng của cách kết hợp từ.

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